Zemeckis Family Film Series: “Polar Express”

Presented by The Granada Theatre

As part of our Granada Centennial film series, Santa Barbara Home Movies: Films by Artists and Performers Who Call Santa Barbara Home.

The Zemeckis Family Films – Part 5

The Polar Express

Starring Tom Hanks, Michael Jeter, Chris Coppola, Peter Scolari

Directed by legendary filmmaker Robert Zemeckis (Romancing the Stone, Back to the Future, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Forrest Gump)

Tom Hanks and director Robert Zemeckis (“Forrest Gump”; “Cast Away”) reunite for The Polar Express, an inspiring adventure based on the beloved children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg. When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe

Roger Ebert – “The Polar Express is a movie for more than one season; it will become a perennial, shared by the generations. It has a haunting, magical quality because it has imagined its world freshly and played true to it, sidestepping all the tiresome Christmas cliches that children have inflicted on them this time of year. The conductor tells Hero Boy he thinks he really should get on the train, and I have the same advice for you.”

Hollywood Reporter: “Based on Chris Van Allsburg’s best-selling 29-page novel about a boy’s waning faith in Santa Claus and his revitalizing journey to the North Pole, The Polar Express is the first computer-generated film based on the performances of humans. But the film is not sheer wizardry; it also has heart.”

Centennial Special:  Buy one ticket and get one free!

So, don’t forget to bring a friend.  Better yet…. Bring a kid!